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CITY OF SYRACUSE CITY OF SYRACUSE DEPARTMENT OF WATER DEPARTMENT OF WATER Drinking Water Quality Report for 2018 Consumer Confidence Report (Public Water Supply ID#3304334) 2019 Newsletter Ben Walsh, Mayor Joseph Awald, P.E. Commissioner of Water Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for 2019 (Public Water Supply ID#3304334) Published Date: April 10, 2020 The City of Syracuse website: http://www.syrgov.net We are also on Twitter: Twitter@syracuse1848 You can also find us on Facebook: Fb.com/Syracuse1848 SYRACUSE WATER NEWSLETTER The Syracuse Water Newsletter is a publication of the City of Syracuse Department of Water. This publication contains valuable information about your water system and about the water that the Syracuse Water Department supplies. Information on the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program is also included. If you would like other information about the City of Syracuse or have a question about City services in general, feel free to phone City Line, 315-448-CITY (2489). You will also find useful information about the City of Syracuse on the worldwide web by logging onto http://www.syrgov.net Ben Walsh, Mayor City of Syracuse Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 3 2. SYRACUSE WATER SUPPLY AND SYSTEM USE .......................................................................... 4 2.1 Water Use ................................................................................................................................. 4 2.2 COST OF WATER .................................................................................................................... 5 3. WATER TREATMENT ........................................................................................................................ 5 3.1 INFORMATION ON FLUORIDE ADDITION ............................................................................. 5 4. SKANEATELES LAKE FILTRATION WAIVER................................................................................... 6 5. NEW YORK STATE SOURCE WATER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ................................................ 6 6. WATERSHED RULES AND REGULATIONS ..................................................................................... 6 6.1 Skaneateles Lake Watershed Agricultural Program (SLWAP) ................................................. 7 6.2 Land Protection Program .......................................................................................................... 7 7. LEAD IN YOUR DRINKING WATER .................................................................................................. 7 7.1 Why is lead corrosion such a concern ...................................................................................... 8 8. WATER QUALITY MONITORING ...................................................................................................... 8 8.1 Phytoplankton ........................................................................................................................... 9 8.2 Skaneateles Lake Harmful Algae Bloom .................................................................................. 9 8.3 NYSDOH Action Plan ............................................................................................................... 9 8.4 Bacteria ................................................................................................................................... 10 8.5 Turbidity .................................................................................................................................. 10 8.6 Chlorine Residual .................................................................................................................... 11 8.7 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals ........................................................................................... 11 8.8 Other Skaneateles Lake water properties .............................................................................. 11 8.9 Radionuclides ......................................................................................................................... 11 8.10 Water Quality Summary .......................................................................................................... 11 8.11 Disinfection Byproducts .......................................................................................................... 12 8.12 Monitoring the Lake Ontario Supply ....................................................................................... 12 8.13 Water Quality Monitoring Tables ............................................................................................ 12 8.14 Glossary of Terms Used In The Tables .................................................................................. 13 8.15 Giardia and Cryptosporidium .................................................................................................. 21 8.16 Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 4 (Ucmr4) ........................................................... 22 9. WATER CONSERVATION ............................................................................................................... 24 9.1 Leakage and Estimated Water Bills ........................................................................................ 24 9.2 Opportunities For Public Participation .................................................................................... 25 10. FLOOD HAZARDS IN SYRACUSE .................................................................................................. 25 SWD | Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for 2019| i 10.1 Safety During Floods .............................................................................................................. 26 10.2 Flood Risk Reduction .............................................................................................................. 30 10.3 Flood Maps and Flood Insurance ........................................................................................... 31 10.4 Floodplain and Flood Insurance Resources ........................................................................... 33 10.5 Storm Water Management ...................................................................................................... 33 Table index Table 1 Skaneateles Lake Microcystin Levels (ug/L) July 1 – October 1 2019 .......................................... 14 Table 2 Detected Contaminants – 2019: General ....................................................................................... 15 Table 3 Detected Contaminants – 2019: Distribution System Disinfection Byproducts.............................. 16 Table 4 Detected Contaminants – 2019: Lead and Copper ........................................................................ 16 Table 5 Detected Contaminants – 2019: Organic Chemicals (not including TTHM and HAA5) ................. 17 Table 6 Detected Contaminants – 2019: Radioactive Contaminants ......................................................... 17 Table 7 Detected Contaminants – 2019: Syracuse Distribution System Coliform ...................................... 18 Table 8 Detected Contaminants – 2019: Source Water Turbidity (1) ......................................................... 18 Table 9 Undetected Contaminants – 2019: Skaneateles Lake (1) ............................................................. 19 Table 10 Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 4 Sampling Results (UCMR4) ................................. 23 Figure index Figure 1 Skaneateles Lake Water Service Illustration ................................................................................ 20 Figure 2 January 12, 2018 Storm Event on Onondaga Creek .................................................................... 26 Figure 3 FEMA Flood Preperation Poster .................................................................................................. 28 Figure 4 FEMA Flood Safety Tips .............................................................................................................. 29 ii | SWD | Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for 2019 1. INTRODUCTION The Annual Drinking Water Quality Report allows the Syracuse Water Department to provide customers and users of the City of Syracuse water system with useful information about the water system, the quality of the water and about important issues affecting your water supply. This report is prepared pursuant to regulations and guidelines of both the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the NYS Department of Health (NYSDOH). The City of Syracuse Water Department (SWD) provides retail water service to the entire City of Syracuse. Through wholesale and other service agreements, the SWD also supplies water to portions of the towns of Dewitt, Onondaga, Geddes, Camillus, Salina, and the villages of Skaneateles, and Jordan and Elbridge. If you have any questions about the source of your water, check with the water purveyor that sends your water bill and ask for information concerning the source of water that you receive at your home or business. It should be noted that all drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water